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Professors: Dodge, Myers, Scott
Associate Professors: Gai (director), Misawa
Affiliated Faculty:
Professors: Gormly, Greb, Krol, Maloney, Vande Kappelle
Associate Professors: Caffrey, East, H.J. Manzari, Mulvania, Pflanze, C. Shaughnessy, M. Shaughnessy, Swift, Taylor
Assistant Professor: Ternes
The International Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary major aimed at providing a global context for a liberal arts education. It is intended to expose students to a broad range of international issues through multidisciplinary course offerings from the arts, humanities, and social sciences. It also offers students the opportunity to study in relative depth one geographical area of the world through an area study, language study, and study abroad. The goal of the International Studies Program is to help students become informed and productive citizens in an increasingly interconnected world. Students who successfully complete the International Studies Major will have an understanding of world events from multiple perspectives and the ability to analyze critically a narrowly defined topic of international interest from theoretical as well as experiential points of view. They will have an appreciation for the values and perspectives expressed by at least one culture different from their own. They will be able to communicate in culturally appropriate ways and in a language other than English with members of at least one society in their area of concentration.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: The International Studies Major requires a minimum of eleven courses representing at least four different departments. At least four of the eleven courses must be at the 300 level or above. All majors are required to complete a minimum of one semester of study abroad as well as the capstone experience. Other courses not listed below may also satisfy a major requirement when approved by the program. The professor who teaches such a course should petition the IST program for approval prior to the course being taught
• Three required courses:
ECN 102 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
POL 120 |
World Politics |
SOC 261 |
World Societies |
• Three elective courses:
Take two from the following list:
EVS 315 |
International Environmental Policy |
HIS 215 |
United States Diplomatic History from 1898 to the Present |
POL 220 |
U.S. Foreign Policy |
POL 320 |
International Politics |
POL 321 |
International Law |
POL 322 |
International Political Economy |
POL 331 |
Politics of Developing Countries |
REL 204 |
World Religions (Non-Christian) |
Take one from the following list:
ARH 102 |
World Art II |
ENG 260 |
World Literature |
HIS 274 |
World Environmental History |
HIS 355 |
Global Buddhism |
MUS 141 |
Music of the World |
• Three courses in one of the following four areas:
(One of the three must be a regionally focused course as indicated by the R designation. R courses are either a comparative study of two or more countries of the area or a study of the area as a whole.)
Africa and the Middle East
ARA 257 |
Arabic Literature in Translation |
FRN 420 |
Topics in Francophone Cultures |
HIS 340 |
The Middle East (R) |
MUS 341 |
Music of the African Diaspora and Modern Africa |
POL 232 |
Politics of the Middle East (R) |
POL 230 |
Politics of Africa (R) |
REL 105 |
Introduction to Islam |
East Asia
HIS 151 |
Asian Heritage (R) |
HIS 250 |
History of Modern Japan |
HIS 255 |
History of Modern China |
HIS 350 |
Contemporary East Asia(R) |
HIS 352 |
China through Literature |
POL 231 |
Politics of China |
POL 250 |
Special Topic: Political Economy of East Asia(R) |
POL 350 |
Special Topic: East Asia in World Politics(R) |
REL 206 |
Eastern Religious Traditions(R) |
SOC 247 |
Special Topic: Japanese Society |
Europe
ARH 352 |
19th Century Art |
ARH 355 |
20th Century Art |
FRN 411 |
Cultural History of France |
GER 235 |
Introduction to the German-Speaking World |
GER 485 |
Cultural History of Germany |
GER 486 |
Topics in German Culture |
HIS 228 |
19th-Century Europe(R) |
HIS 230 |
20th-Century Europe, 1919-1945(R) |
HIS 231 |
Post-World War II and Contemporary European History(R) |
HIS 240 |
Russia, the Soviet Union, and the CIS |
HIS 304 |
History of Modern Eastern Europe(R) |
HIS 320 |
Modern European Diplomatic history(R) |
POL 330 |
Comparative Politics(R) |
Latin America
HIS 260 |
Latin American History to Independence (R) HIS 261 Latin American History from Independence to the Present (R) |
POL 250 |
Mexico and the Caribbean |
SPN 420 |
Topics in Hispanic Culture |
SPN 421 |
Latin American Film |
• Two foreign language courses at the intermediate level or above. Majors are urged to take at least one course in the language of their host country while they are abroad.
• All majors must spend a minimum of one semester, or the academic equivalent, on a study abroad program approved by the IST Director in line with the College study abroad guidelines. During study abroad students will take a full load of courses, as defined by the program director and the study abroad institution. A maximum of five full-course equivalents of the required major courses may be taken during a semester of study abroad and a maximum of 6 full-course equivalents of the required major courses may be taken during a full academic year of study abroad.
• Capstone Experience: The Capstone Experience can be an independent study, internship, or practicum. For the independent study option, the student should register for IST 500 or 501and the study must involve original research of an interdisciplinary nature. For the internship option, the student may or may not register it as an internship course depending on the nature of the internship. For the practicum option, the student will participate in international studies related activities, such as Model EU and Model UN, without registering it as a course. All options for the Capstone Experience require an oral presentation for successful completion and the oral presentation should be completed during the same academic year as the Capstone Experience. Students should discuss their capstone options with their IST major advisors during their junior year. All capstone options need to be approved by the program director and the IST Steering Committee.
